(19)
(11) EP 4 371 519 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/30

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.05.2024 Bulletin 2024/21

(21) Application number: 24166101.6

(22) Date of filing: 08.06.2018
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61F 2/46(2006.01)
A61B 34/30(2016.01)
 A61B 34/20(2016.01)
A61B 17/16(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61F 2002/4627; A61F 2002/30538; A61F 2002/4687; A61B 34/20; A61B 2034/2055; A61B 34/30; A61F 2/4609; A61F 2002/4681; A61F 2002/4632; A61F 2002/4629; A61B 17/1659; A61B 17/1666; A61F 2/4603; A61F 2/34
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 09.06.2017 US 201762517465 P

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
18735096.2 / 3634320

(71) Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
Weston, FL 33331 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BOWLING, David, Gene
    Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM, 87107 (US)
  • SHIELS, Paul
    Albuquerque, NM, 87110 (US)
  • SCRIVENS, Jevin
    Weston, FL, 33332 (US)
  • STARR, Greg
    Albuquerque, NM, 87107 (US)

(74) Representative: Röthinger, Rainer 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)

   


(54) TOOLS FOR POSITIONING WORKPIECES WITH SURGICAL ROBOTS


(57) A tool (42) for impacting a prosthesis (44, P) into a surgical site is described. The tool (42) comprises a driver assembly (80) extending along an axis (AX); an interface (84) operatively attached to the driver assembly (80); and a compliance mechanism (130). The compliance mechanism (130) has a proximal body (132) coupled to the interface (84) and a distal body (134) adapted to attach to the prosthesis (44, P). The proximal body (132) supports the distal body (134) for movement about a remote point (RP) along the axis (AX) to guide the prosthesis (44, P) into alignment with the surgical site in response to force applied to the driver assembly (80) along the axis (AX).







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